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NHL player moves that have happened on Tuesday, the day before Wednesday's annual trade deadline:

Canucks deal Luongo to Panthers

• The Vancouver Canucks have traded goaltender Roberto Luongo to the Florida Panthers.

Luongo, whose unhappiness in Vancouver led to Cory Schneider being traded last season, has eight years left on his US$64-million, 12-year contract.

The Canucks received goalie Jacob Markstrom and forward Shawn Matthias from Florida in the deal.

The 34-year-old is 19-16-6 with a 2.38 goals-against average and .917 save percentage this season for the Canucks. He expressed some displeasure with not starting the Heritage Classic this weekend, as coach John Tortorella went instead with backup Eddie Lack.

Luongo — at least temporarily — joins Tim Thomas, the goalie who beat him in the 2011 Stanley Cup final while with the Boston Bruins, with the Panthers. Thomas is on a one-year contract and his name has been involved in trade rumours leading up to Wednesday's trade deadline.

Oilers move Bryzgalov to Wild, acquire Fasth from Ducks

• The Minnesota Wild have acquired goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov from the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick, one day before the NHL trade deadline.

The Oilers, who on Monday acquired Ben Scrivens from the L.A. Kings, landed another netminder on Tuesday to replace Bryzgalov by landing Viktor Fasth from the Anaheim Ducks.

The 33-year-old Bryzgalov has a 5-8-5 record in 20 games for the Oilers this season with a 3.01 goals-against average. His save percentage is .913. The Russian netminder has 38 games of playoff experience over five postseasons with Anaheim, Phoenix and Philadelphia.

The pick sent to Edmonton was originally acquired last year from Buffalo in the trade that brought Jason Pominville to Minnesota.

Rookie Darcy Kuemper has started 15 straight games in goal for the Wild, so Bryzgalov is more for insurance with Niklas Backstrom and Josh Harding not at full strength.

Fasth, a 31-year-old Swede, had just returned to the Ducks lineup after sitting out much of the season with an injury. The Oilers had signed Bryzgalov, 33, to a one-year contract in November.

No official word yet what is heading to Anaheim in exchange for Fasth.

Fasth joined the Ducks last season after a decorated career in the Swedish Elite League, in which he was named goaltender of the year in 2011-12 while playing for AIK. He is signed through 2014-15.

Ducks add D-man Robidas from Stars

• Although Stephane Robidas isn't a flashy player, the sturdy defenceman could be exactly what the high-flying Anaheim Ducks need in their Stanley Cup chase.

The Ducks acquired Robidas from the Dallas Stars on Tuesday for a conditional fourth-round pick in this year's draft.

The overall NHL leaders made three deals on the day before the league's trade deadline, shaking up their roster with 20 games left in the regular season. Anaheim also sent backup goalie Viktor Fasth to Edmonton and shipped forward Dustin Penner to Washington.

Although the 37-year-old Robidas won't return from a broken leg for at least two more weeks, the Ducks were eager to acquire a hard-nosed veteran with superior passing skills and a nasty edge to his game.

They're all attributes Anaheim could use in its attempt to back up its outstanding regular season with playoff success. The Ducks lead the NHL with 91 points and three straight victories heading into Wednesday's game against Montreal, but they've won just one playoff series since winning their franchise's only Stanley Cup title in 2007.

Robidas should add experience and toughness to a defence that has spent the entire season without veteran Sheldon Souray, who got hurt in summer training.

The draft pick acquired by the Stars becomes a third-rounder if the Ducks reach the Western Conference finals and Robidas plays in half their playoff games.

Capitals obtain Penner from Ducks

• The Washington Capitals acquired forward Dustin Penner from the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday for a fourth-round pick in this summer's entry draft. That pick had previously been the Ducks', which they traded earlier to Washington.

Penner has 13 goals and 32 points in 49 games this season, his first back with Anaheim. He began his career with the Ducks in 2005-06 and won the Stanley Cup with them the following season before signing an offer sheet with the Edmonton Oilers.

Penner was later traded to the L.A. Kings at the 2011 trade deadline, and went on to win his second Cup with the Kings a year later.

Coyotes pick up Erat, Mitchell from Capitals

• The Phoenix Coyotes acquired forwards Martin Erat and John Mitchell in a trade with the Washington Capitals.

The Coyotes sent forward Chris Brown, defenceman Rostislav Klesla and a fourth-round selection in the 2015 draft to Washington to complete the deal on Tuesday.

The NHL trade deadline is Wednesday afternoon.

The 32-year-old Erat has one goal, 23 assists and 22 penalty minutes in 53 games with the Capitals this season.

Brown and Klesla will report to Hershey of the American Hockey League.

Flyers land blueliner MacDonald from Islanders

• The New York Islanders are sending veteran defenceman Andrew MacDonald to the Metropolitan Division rival Philadelphia Flyers for a pair of draft picks and minor league centre Matt Mangene.

The deal was announced Tuesday, one day before the NHL trade deadline and several hours before the Islanders played the Jets in Winnipeg.

MacDonald will bolster the Flyers' defence as they push for a playoff spot. Philadelphia, which also has former Islanders defenceman Mark Streit on the back end, is currently in second place in the Metropolitan, one point ahead of the New York Rangers and two points above the post-season cutoff.

New York is last in the division a season after making the playoffs. The Islanders acquired a third-round pick in this year's draft and a 2015 second-round choice in this deal.

Canadiens land blueliner Weaver from Panthers

• The Montreal Canadiens acquired defenceman Mike Weaver from the Florida Panthers on Tuesday in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

The five-foot-10, 183-pound blue-liner has six assists in 55 games this season.

• The Vancouver Canucks acquired left-winger Jeff Costello from the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday in exchange for defenceman Patrick Mullen.

Costello, 23, has 19 points (11 goals, eight assists) and 69 penalty minutes in 34 games as team captain with Notre Dame this season. He was originally selected by Ottawa with the 146th overall pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

Mullen, 27, has 20 points (7-13) in 46 games this season with Utica of the American Hockey League.

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